4 Years, 500 Lakes, and A Lot of Polluted Fish: New EPA Study

November 25, 2009–Results of sampling the tissue of fish caught in freshwater lakes throughout the US reveal widespread contamination by pollutants such as mercury and PCBs.

Report: 100s of Millions of Pounds of Toxics Dumped into US Waters

November 11, 2009–Advocacy group Environment America based its conclusions on 2007 US EPA Toxics Release Inventory data, while overcoming some of the errors and limitations embedded in TRI. 

US, Canada, Mexico Aim To Coordinate Toxics Databases

October 21, 2009–The North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (NAPRTR) Consultative Group, under the auspices of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, will meet November 10-11, 2009, in Guadalajara, Mexico to review the programs of the 3 countries.

Older Buildings May Pose Sizable Risk of PCB Exposure

September 30, 2009–EPA is warning about possible risks from PCBs in the caulking at some schools and older buildings. Are there some in your community?

Coal Ash Data Waiting for Local Reporters

September 23, 2009–Use this roundup of sources to write a probing story about the ash, slag, and sludge from coal-burning electric utilities — which containins heavy metals that can pollute water, and even bury people's houses.

Did EPA Hide Atrazine Risks?

September 9, 2009–The Huffington Post Investigative Fund uncovers EPA's failure to warn people in at least four states about unsafe levels of the weedkiller atrazine in their wellwater.

EPA Releases Bulk of Tri Data for 2008

September 2, 2009–This new resource can provide some good initial clues for important stories that in years past had to be deferred at least two more months, and sometimes far longer.

EPA Rule Targets Aircraft Deicing Runoff

September 2, 2009–A proposed rule for control of fluid-contaminated runoff at primary commercial airports would reduce the substantial threats to drinking water, surface water, air quality, wildlife, plants, and soils at airports and the surrounding areas.

Mercury Found in All Sampled Fish in U.S. Streams

September 2, 2009–USGS researchers have found that it may be impossible for people eating fish caught in US waters to avoid eating mercury-contaminated fish.

EPA Releases Raw TRI Data Early

August 26, 2009–The rawness of the data, which will be analyzed and revised by EPA at a later date, means that, for now, reporters will need to do more of their own ground-truthing in order to use it.